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Evan Salke is the sole advisor at Alpine Peaks Consulting in Alpine Meadows, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has a long career background including roles at River Ranch Lodge and ongoing involvement with Salke Consulting and Alpine Meadows Ski Corp. Outside of investment advisory, he provides IT consulting, small business accounting, database setup, and web design through his firm. Alpine Peaks Consulting serves individuals, high net worth clients, families, and privately owned businesses, offering financial planning, investment analysis, and portfolio construction. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with tailored recommendations and conducts regular account reviews, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis while also providing non-investment consulting services such as cash flow management and IT system support.

Henry Molloy is a financial advisor with Heinz Global Asset Management, Inc. in Gardnerville, NV, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Heinz Global Asset Management since 2010. Molloy is also the CEO of Wolf Promotions, an art gallery and promotion company, though the business is currently dormant. Heinz Global Asset Management provides discretionary asset management services to high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and endowments, offering tailored portfolios that include a variety of securities. The firm emphasizes regular account supervision and individualized investment strategies combining fundamental and technical analysis.

Alexander Henderson is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at La Loma Capital, an independent firm based in Zephyr Cove, NV. Henderson has been self-employed since 2008. La Loma Capital is a boutique asset manager serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and trusts with discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a global macro investment strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified, multi-asset portfolios, often utilizing index exposures along with long and short positions.

Joshua St. Laurent is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth in Yourself LLC. He has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Strategic Advisers LLC, and also holds a teaching position as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University, where he facilitates finance and financial life planning courses. Wealth in Yourself LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on long-term investing with a disciplined, model-based approach that utilizes index funds, ETFs, equities, REITs, and inflation-protected bonds. The firm offers ongoing and discrete planning services, operates with a small client base, and employs a fee structure based on flat fees rather than asset percentages.

Kim Nordmo is the principal advisor at Artience Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Gardnerville, NV. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 29 years of industry experience. Nordmo has led Artience Capital Management since its founding in 2009. Artience Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio wealth management, sub-advisory services, and financial planning with an emphasis on real estate-related planning. The firm serves individual investors as well as institutional and business clients, focusing on asset allocation and diversification through fundamental analysis and the use of independent sub-advisers.

Blair Smith is the sole advisor at Smith, Blair, an independent firm based in Carson City, NV. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Smith offers tax return preparation services. Smith, Blair provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, managing approximately $6.0 million across around ten accounts. The firm’s investment approach combines technical analysis with a value-focused fundamental strategy, emphasizing securities trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value and currently targeting sectors such as precious metals and alternative media.